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Category Archives: Motor Learning

Feb 13 2012

Coaching the Kicking Game – Doug Blevins

By: Tom Melton

In Chico CA, NFL football has been particularly exciting to watch over the last couple of years.  Aaron Rodgers is a hometown hero and it’s been thrilling to watch his success.  This year, in particular, all of the long-time 49′er fans had something to be excited about.  While I’ve become more of a baseball fan over the last several years, I ended up watching a few more football games this year.  Of course, I’m a bit of a fair-weathered fan.  I couldn’t watch the Niners until this season.  I wasn’t a Packer’s fan until Aaron was drafted, but I’ve always been a fan of the Patriots (and Red Sox!) as I lived in Connecticut until I was 8 yrs old.

Oct 22 2011

The Only Way To Coach

By: cjmcgown

There has been a lot of talk in the volleyball community about the central premise of Gold Medal Squared, and the misconception that “GMS says there is only one way to coach/play/train, and that way is their way”.  I’d like to address that idea directly with this post, and try to put to bed some of the misunderstanding that seems to exist.   

Mar 23 2011

Whole Training

By: admin

This is one of the original “articles” from our old website; we are reposting the entire series here on our blog.

Mar 23 2011

How to Grow a Super-Athlete

By: admin

This is one of the original “articles” from our old website; we are reposting the entire series here on our blog.

Mar 23 2011

Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication

By: admin

This is one of the original “articles” from our old website; we are reposting the entire series here on our blog.

Sep 15 2010

Whole Training (continued)

By: admin

The article on Whole Training has generated several comments and some interesting back-and-forth with the authors (Dr. Bain and Dr. McGown) and readers.

Aug 25 2010

Whole Training

By: admin

Dr. Steve Bain, a longtime friend of GMS and quite a smart guy in his own right, has written an article for publication in Volleyball Magazine. His summary of the article: